Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees selects Dr. Michael Licari as APSU’s 11th President
December 21, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees (APSU) named Dr. Michael Licari as the University’s 11th president during a special meeting on Monday, December 21s, 2020. Licari currently serves as provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Indiana State University.
APSU Board of Trustees to hold Special Meeting December 21st to announce next President
December 14, 2020
Clarksville, TN – At 1:00pm on December 21st, 2020, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Board of Trustees will host a special called meeting to select the University’s 11th president.
Austin Peay State University’s Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to establish Texas Hub at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
December 19, 2019
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) and The University of Texas at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will advance their missions of landscape conservation and ecological restoration through a recently formalized partnership.
Iranian multidisciplinary artist Raheleh Filsoofi to speak at Austin Peay State University
November 2, 2019
Clarksville, TN – APSU Department of Art + Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA), is pleased to welcome Iranian ceramicist/video artist Raheleh Filsoofi to the Austin Peay State University campus.
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System announces Administrative Appointments
May 25, 2019
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) has named four assistant principal positions and the Finance Director and the principal for the Middle College High School at Austin Peay State University (APSU).
APSU celebrates 10 years of alternative break trips
March 19, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – A few years ago, a group of Austin Peay State University (APSU) students found themselves deep in the Florida Everglades, helping clean up an abandoned military site.
Few people knew the installation existed because, during the Cold War, the U.S. Government kept 11,000-pound Nike Hercules missiles – all aimed at Cuba – at this hidden base.
APSU students tour the West during Spring Break with Govs Outdoors
March 12, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Eight Austin Peay-based students traveled west with Govs Outdoors during Spring Break, taking in sights such as the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest National Park, the Devil’s Bridge and Cathedral Rock trails in Arizona, the Santa Rosa Blue Hole in New Mexico and the Cadillac Ranch in Texas.
Clarksville-Montgomery County to host AAU Boys’ Basketball National Championships July 6th-11th
June 27, 2018
Visitor Spending Expected to Total $2.5 Million
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville-Montgomery County is poised to welcome nearly 3,000 guests next week for three divisions of the Amateur Athletic Union’s Boy’s 10-and-Under National Basketball Championships.
Since 1999, Clarksville has hosted dozens of regional and national AAU basketball events.
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held June 7th, 2018
June 6, 2018
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
APSU’s Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement, campus community partner to aid national hurricane relief efforts
November 3, 2017
Clarksville, TN – When Hurricane Maria — a Category 4 hurricane with winds up to 150 mph — ripped through the island of Puerto Rico on September 20th, 2017, the fury of Mother Nature appeared relentless, but Puerto Rico native and Austin Peay State University senior psychology major Maydaliz Bultron knew better than most that the damage left in the storm’s wake would be the true challenge for the island and its people.
“I grew up in Puerto Rico and I lived through Hurricane George (in 1998), so I understand what life is like in the wake of a storm,” Bultron said. “I remember things like not having running water and having to get ready for school in the dark with candles because the electricity had been knocked out during the storm.”